Photo: Although Blake Siebenaler’s eight points in 19 games is below his normal pace, his plus-8 rating is the best plus/minus statistic he has posted in his OHL career. (Courtesy of Terry Wilson/OHL Images)

Photo: Michael Paliotta graduated to professional hockey this season after a stellar senior year with the University of Vermont. (Courtesy of Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire)

It has been a disastrous beginning for the Columbus Blue Jackets, who started the season without a win through their first seven games before dismissing Head Coach Todd Richards in favor of John Tortorella. Changes to the personnel also happened, as the team shifted bodies around to try and get out of the predicament. Read more»

Photo: Carolina Hurricanes rookie defenseman Noah Hanifin has appeared in nine games for the team in 2015-16, posting two assists in those appearances (courtesy of Andy Mead/YCJ/Icon Sportswire)

A total of five defenseman make up half of the 11-20 section in the Hockey’s Future ranking of the Top 50 NHL prospects. Add in a goaltender, and you have six players whose primary focus is to prevent the opposing team from generating offense. Read more»

Photo: Philadelphia Flyers prospect Travis Sanheim was returned to the Calgary Hitmen of the WHL for the 2015-16 season, where he has posted five goals and 17 points in 14 games to date (courtesy of Gavin Baker/Icon Sportswire)

The Winnipeg Jets under current GM Kevin Cheveldayoff have assembled an impressive group of prospects, and the appearance of three of those young prospects in the 21-30 grouping of the Hockey’s Future ranking of the Top 50 NHL prospects is further evidence of young talent that has or will arrive in the near future. Read more»

Photo: Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Kasperi Kapanen (L) five points in seven AHL playoff games for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins back in April, then was traded by the parent Pittsburgh Penguins to Toronto in the offseason (courtesy of Tony Ding/Icon Sportswire)

Kasperi Kapanen and Alexander Nylander are up to their old tricks this week, making appearances in this week’s Prospect Impressions. Joining them are a trio of plays from the NHL, including Connor McDavid yet again. Goaltenders get in on the action too, including one “glove save” with a blocker that has the college hockey world talking. Read more»